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Unit2WorkingthelandWhataredoing?Theyareplantingtherice.Haveyouevergrownanyplants?Ifso,whatdidyoudotogrowthem?Firstweploughedthesoildeep.Secondweputtheseedsintothetunnel.Finallywecoveredthedeedsbyploughingagain.Theyareploughingthesoil.WarmingupQ1.RiceisamainfoodinallEastAsianandSoutheastAsiancountries.Whatdoyouthinkwouldhappeniftomorrowtherewassuddenlynoricetoeat?Ifthathappened,peopletherewouldsufferfromstarvation.Andthewholecountrywouldgetintotrouble.InternationalFactsonHungerandPoverty(2002)everyeightseconds,achildsomewhereintheworlddiesfromstarvation.Morethan6millionchildrenundertheageof5diefromstarvationeveryyear.Morethan800millionpeopleintheworldsufferfromchronicmalnutrition–--799millionofthemarefromthedevelopingworld.Morethan153millionofthemareundertheageof5.Some700,000centralAmericansaresufferingfromhungertoday,including6,000childrenatriskofstarvingtodeath.TheAfricancountriessufferingmostseverelyfromfoodshortageareMalawi,Lesotho,Mozambique,Swaziland,ZambiaandZimbabwe.Ifyouhadthechancetodoonethingtohelpendhungerintheworld,whatwouldyoudo?Iwouldinventanewkindofplanttoproducemorefood.I’llmakeakindoffertilizertogivericeenoughnutritionandletthemgrowquicklyandhavehighproduct.Butfirstwithoutpollutiontoourenvironment.Heisfatherofhybridrice(杂交水稻），whowaslatelyawarded“theNobelPrizeofAsia”.Hereceivedthehonorforhisgreatcontributions(贡献）tohybridriceresearchandworkhedidtoimprovericeproductionindevelopingcountries.NowheisheadoftheNationalHybridRiceResearchandDevelopmentCenterinHunanProvince,China(中国湖南省国家杂交水稻研究与发展中心).Heiscalledapioneerforallpeople.DrYuanLongping(袁隆平博士）A.afarmernamedYuanLongpingB.howYuanLongpingbecamerichandfamousC.anagriculturalpioneernamedYuanLongpingwhoworkedhardtoproduceanewstrainofriceD.anewstrainofricewhichiscalledsuperhybridriceWhichofthefollowingstatementstellsthemainideaofthetext?It’sabout____Para1Q1:WhatdoesDrYuanlooklike?Hehasasunburntfaceandarmsandaslim,strongbody.Heismorelikeafarmerthanascientist.Q2:Whatishisachievement?Hegrowswhatiscalledsuperhybridrice,whichmakesitpossibletoproduceone-thirdmoreofthecropinthesamefields.TrueorFalse:1.DrYuanismoreafarmerthanascientist.2.DrYuan’skindofriceisthemostsuitableforChina’sfarmland.FTPara2a.Hewasbornintoapoorfarmer’sfamily.b.HegraduatedfromSouthwestAgriculturecollege.c.In1950,Chinesefarmersproduced5.5billiontonsofrice.d.20billontonsofricewasproducedbygrowinghishybridrice.e.Hesearchedawaytoincreasericeoutputswithoutexpandingtheareaoffields.f.Hehelpsridtheworldofhungerbycirculatinghisknowledgeinlessdevelopedcountries.Properorder:PutDrYuan’sbiographyinrightorder.acbedfParag3WhichofthefollowingdescriptionaboutDrYuan’spersonality（个性）isnottrue?A.Heissatisfiedwithhislifebecauseheisnowrichandfamous.B.Hecareslittleaboutmoneyandfame（名声）.C.Hewouldratherworkthanleadacomfortablelife.D.Heenjoysasimplerlifethanmostrichandfamouspeople.Para41.Whatdoes“Wishingforthings,however,costsnothing.”mean?2.WhatdidDrYuan’sricelooklikeinhisdream?3.DrYuanhasdreamsnotonlywhenheis_____butalsowhenheis______.Dreamsarefreeandeverybodycanhaveideasaboutwhattheywouldliketheirfuturelifetobe.Thericeplantswereastallassorghum.Eachearofricewasasbigasanearofcornandeachgrainofricewasashugeasapeanut.asleepawakePairwork：Matchthefollowingheadings(标题）toeachparagraph.APIONEERFORALLPEOPLEPara1A.DrYuan’sdreams.Para2B.DrYuan’spersonality.Para3C.DrYuan’sbiography(传记).Para4D.DrYuan’sappearanceandhisachievement.Writingaposter(海报)forthetext.Resume•Name:•Nationality:•Dateofbirth:•appearance:•Education:•personality:•Achievements:•Dreams:•Hobbies:•YuanLongping•Chinese•1930•Sunburnt,slim,strong•SouthwestAgricultureCollege•Carelittleaboutmoneyandfame•Superhybridrice•Produceexport•Violin,mah-jong,swimming,Farmersweedingatnoon,Sweatdownthefieldsoon.Whoknowsfoodonatray,Duetotheirtoilingday.